Facility profile Montana
Building Bridges Inc.
Building Bridges Inc. is a program in Thompson Falls, Montana.
News coverage
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Investigation Reveals Recurrent Ownership and Oversight Concerns Across Montana Youth Residential Programs
The Missoulian mapped the owners and administrators who moved between Montana programs, several of them with past license revocations or criminal charges.
An investigative report examines the network of owners and administrators operating private residential youth programs in Montana, highlighting instances where individuals with histories of regulatory violations, licensing revocations, or criminal charges established or worked at multiple facilities. The report details multiple civil lawsuits against facilities including Reflections Academy, alleging failures to protect students from staff misconduct and inadequate state regulatory oversight.
Staff
Administration
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Kurt Fairbank
Clinical Director / co-owner, Clinical Director (2013)source
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Steve Fairbank
Co-Founder / Co-Owner, Group leader (2013)source
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Jill Fairbank
Co-Founder / Director of Admissions (2013)source
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Sarah Fairbank
Administrative Assistant / co-owner (2013)source
Notable staff
Licensing and inspections
- Licensed as
- Building Bridges
- License category
- DPHHS licensing survey
- Executive director
- Sarah Fairbanks
- Phone on file
- 406-241-5857
- Licensed address
- 1835 Blueslide Rd, Thompson Falls, MT 59873
1 inspection report on file. Search all Montana reports
Every report, by date: 15 findings in 1 report
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Dec 12, 2024
Provisional Status Inspection, license 000000185
15 findings
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Participants #1-#5 record did not have an inventory of belongings completed at admission. 2) Participant #5’s file did not contain written documentation that an orientation to the program was completed within 24 hours of admission. P#5’s intake date was 7/14/24 with orientation form not dated by either the participant or staff performing the orientation.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Participant #1’s record did not have written documentation that an ICPC agreement was completed prior to placement. P#1’s intake date was 5/7/24 with no document on file.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Participant #1-#5’s treatment plans and treatment plan reviews do not contain the following information: a. The physical and medical needs of the participant; b. An educational plan; and c. A discharge plan with an anticipated date of discharge;
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) The following treatment plans were not updated every 90 days as required: a. Participant #1 treatment plan dated 5/17/24 with the next review occurring on 10/21/24; b. Participant #4 treatment plan dated 6/11/24 with the next review occurring on 10/30/24; and c. Participant #5 treatment plan dated 7/15/24 with the next review occurring on 10/30/24.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) The program did not have written documentation that the parent/guardian or participant had input into the development or review of the following plans: a. Participant #1’s plans dated 5/17/24 and 10/21/24; b. Participant #3’s plan dated 11/5/24; c. Participant #4’s plans dated 4/30/24, 6/11/24 and 10/30/24; and d. Participant #5’s 7/15/24 and 10/30/24.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
the surveyors review of records, interviews, and on-site inspection.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) The program is currently using physical discipline as a punishment for behavior. The program has the participants
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Participants #1, #2, #3, and #5’s record did not contain documentation that the program reviewed the participant rights and grievance procedure with the parent/guardian, the participant, and the program at admission.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
the surveyors review of personnel records.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1)Staff #3 did not have a completed background check prior to working at the program. Staff #3’s hire date was 10/14/24 with the background check results received on 10/23/24.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
the surveyors review of records and on-site inspection.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) The program did not have written documentation of fire drill being conducted on a quarterly basis for each shift. The program currently has two separate shifts and is missing the following: a. Quarter #1 is missing a fire drill for the overnight shift; b. Quarter #2 is missing a fire drill for the overnight shift; c. Quarter #3 is missing a fire drill for the afternoon shift; and d. Quarter #4 is missing a fire drill for the overnight shift.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Staff #3 did not have a written documentation that a 24-hour orientation was provided to staff prior to working with participants. Staff #3’s orientation documentation was not dated by new staff or staff performing the orientation.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Staff #1 and #2’s de-escalation training and working with participants training was expired. Staff #1’s de-escalation training expiration date of 4/12/24 and Staff #2 had a training expiration date of 4/5/24.
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Deficiency cited, provisional status inspection
1) Participants #1, #2, #3, and #5’s record did not contain documentation that the program reviewed the participant search procedure with the parent/guardian and participant at admission.
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Documents
Woodbury Reports Mentions (7)
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Woodbury Reports, April 2009 (#176), P. 7: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, February 2006 (#138), P. 11: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, January 2013, P. 10: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, November 2008 (#171), P. 22: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, November 2013, P. 1: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, November 2013, Pp. 5-6: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page -
Woodbury Reports, October 2006 (#146), P. 5: Building Bridges Inc. Woodbury Reports page
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Building Bridges 2009 NATSAP Profile NATSAP profile -
Building Bridges 2011-2012 NATSAP Profile NATSAP profile -
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Building Bridges 2015-2016 NATSAP Profile NATSAP profile -
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Building Bridges NATSAP 2011 NATSAP profile
From the Unsilenced archive
10 documents about Building Bridges Inc. that Unsilenced collected and Kids Over Profits does not hold a copy of. They open on Unsilenced's Google Drive. Their whole folder: Building Bridges.
- 1996_08_11___New_Corporations.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Students_describe_isolation__punishment___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_24___Students_describe_isolation__punishment___Part_2.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Tangled_web_of_owners__administrators__programs___Part_1.pdf
- 2019_01_25___Tangled_web_of_owners__administrators__programs___Part_2.pdf
- 2024-12-12 Provisional Status Inspection Core issues found.pdf
- 2025-06-04 Biannual Inspection Core issues found.pdf
- 2025-11-25 Renewal Inspection Core issues found.pdf
- Additional Links for Building Bridges, Inc.xlsx
- Building Bridges - Provider Page.pdf
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